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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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May 18, 2010
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Police
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471 penalty tickets issued in Police blitz

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Hong Kong Police

A total of 471 fixed penalty tickets and 40 summonses were  issued to road users violating traffic regulations during a two-day Police crackdown on Hong Kong Island that ended today.

 

A total of 295 fixed-penalty tickets were issued for illegal parking and 176 for other traffic offences. Twenty-five pedestrians and 238 drivers were cautioned for committing minor traffic offences.

 

There were 965 traffic accidents involving casualties on Hong Kong Island from January to April this year - and 51.1% of these were caused by pedestrian negligence.